Necropolis of Cyrene

ⵙⵓⵙⴰ سوسة, Italy

The Necropolis of Cyrene is a necropolis located between Cyrene, Libya and the ancient port of Apollonia, at the western slope of the Wadi Haleg Shaloof hill. It is around 10 square kilometres in size. With terraced archaic tombs, the cemetery is near the ancient road to Apollonia. The necropolis is

today partially lost, as parts were bulldozed in 2013 by local residents to make way for development. The UNESCO classified the site in 1982 as a World Heritage Site, and added Cyrene in 2017 to its List of World Heritage in Danger.

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Nearby

Apollonia, Cyrenaica monumenti · 0.5 km away
Haua Fteah Cave monumenti · 8 km away
Central Baths (Cyrene) terme · 13 km away
Greek Theatre of Cyrene theatre · 14 km away
Spring of Kura (Cyrene) terme · 14 km away
Extramural Sanctuary of Demeter and Persephone at Cyrene, Libya shrine · 14 km away